Sermons on Act On The Word:

The Future Of The Lord's Table Series

Contributed by W Pittendreigh on Jun 2, 2006

The Lord’s Table not only calls us to remember the past, or to celebrate the Sacrament in the present -- it also demands that we envision the future.

There is a new day dawning at our church. The Holy Spirit is alive and at work in amazing ways at Good Shepherd. We have a new youth director coming in August. We have a new Director of Christian Education who is revitalizing our educational ministry. Our Enhancement Campaign is off to a ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 19:1-9

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Life Without Beauty Series

Contributed by Paul Decker on Dec 25, 2005

Christmas Day Meditation: We are inspired by Jesus to do the beautiful.

WHAT IF JESUS HAD NEVER BEEN BORN? LIFE WITHOUT BEAUTY Exodus 31:1-5 S: Jesus’ Importance in all of Life C: The essentiality of the Incarnation Th: What If Jesus Had Never Been Born? Pr: WE ARE INSPIRED BY JESUS TO DO THE BEAUTIFUL. ?: What? What are we inspired to do? KW: Creative ...read more

Scripture: Exodus 31:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

God Must Come First Series

Contributed by Jake Kircher on Dec 28, 2005

God must come first in our lives!

***As a leader, what needs to be your top priority to have success?*** On screen If you went out and asked different people who are considered leaders this question, what would be the responses you would get? Depending on who you asked, you would get different answers. ***Profit, ...read more

Scripture: Nehemiah 1:5-11

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Steps To Peace With God

Contributed by Rev. Bruce A. Shields on Dec 29, 2005

An expanded sermon on the popular ’Finding Peace with God’.

STEPS TO PEACE WITH GOD First Baptist Church Tawas City Michigan Rev. Bruce A. Shields www.TawasBaptist.org • Step One - God’s Purpose: Peace and Life God loves you and wants you to experience peace and life--abundant and eternal. The Bible says... Romans 5:1 "We have peace with God through ...read more

Scripture: Romans 5:1

Denomination: Bible Church

Be Prepaired

Contributed by Thomas Bowen on Dec 30, 2005

First Sunday in advent - prepare

Be Prepared Mark 13:23-37 Sounds like a strange scripture passage for the first Sunday of advent. A discussion of the second coming. But isn’t the celebration of the first coming really only possible because of the expected return of Jesus Christ? I don’t know about all of you and your ...read more

Scripture: Mark 13:23-37

Denomination: Congregational

Making All Things New Again

Contributed by Richard White on Dec 31, 2005

New Years is a time of revival and resolutions. Now is the time to make a difference

ALL THINGS NEW AGAIN Rev. 21:1-5 How was 2005 for you? Are you glad they are over? We said goodbye to some very dear people last year. Saints whom we will miss. Yet we also saw new babes in Christ born again. We saw people brought back from sickness and injuries, we saw saints renew their life ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 21:1-5

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Radical Amputation

Contributed by John Telgren on Jan 8, 2006

Jesus does not call us to be saved, but he calls us to follow him as Lord.

This news story appeared locally on July 25th. KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A mountain climber who had to cut his arm off to save his life visited Kansas City Friday. Aron Ralston was hiking alone in a Utah canyon in April when his right arm became pinned beneath an 800-pound boulder. He was named the ...read more

Scripture: Mark 9:43-48

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Biggest Loser

Contributed by Billy Ricks on Jan 15, 2006

The path in the Christian life to gain is loss. Up is down, and down is up. To know Christ we must look at other things in our life as rubbish, dung, loss.

Intro: The Biggest loser is one of the hottest new reality shows. This is what TV.com had to say about the show, “this compelling new weight-loss reality drama in which two celebrity fitness trainers join with top health experts to help overweight contestants transform their bodies, health and ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 3:7-11

Denomination: Baptist

Life Of David: A Jealous Eye Series

Contributed by Troy Borst on Jan 20, 2006

The steps that Saul took to arrive at jealousy can be steps that we take as well!

LIFE OF DAVID: A JEALOUS EYE 1 SAMUEL 18:1-13 STORY 1 (Genesis 4:1-10) There once was a man named Adam and a woman named Eve. In fact, they were the first people created by God. Genesis chapter 4 tells us that Adam and Eve had children. She gave birth to a son and named him Cain. She gave ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 18:1-13

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Prayer-Care-Share: Your Circle Of Influence Series

Contributed by Marty Boller on Jan 24, 2006

#2 in a series. God is pouring out a whole new level of city-wide cooperation amongst churches and church leaders. Prayer-Care-Share is a concentrated effort focusing on "Building Bridges to our Community"...loving our communities to Christ.

Pastor Sandy Boller... Prayer. Care. Share. Building Bridges in Linn County. Loving our Community to Christ! Last week, Marty introduced the Prayer.Care.Share initiative that some 30 churches in Cedar Rapids are participating in. These churches are choosing to pull our ministries together for the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 18:1-8

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Developing An Eternal Portfolio Series

Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Jan 31, 2006

The value we place on God sets the trajectory of our spiritual growth as Christians.

Developing an Eternal Portfolio Matt. 6:19-21 Jan. 22, 2006 FBC, Chester Mike Fogerson, Pastor Introduction: When I was in college, most of the time I took as many classes, as many credit hours as they would let me take. I wanted to get through with school ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:19-21

Denomination: Baptist

Blessings In Poverty

Contributed by Dan Santiago on Feb 1, 2006

You don’t need to have everything going your way to be happy.

INTRODUCTION ILLUSTRATION I came across of these lines from a song from the musical “Oklahoma,” -- Oh what a beautiful morning, oh what a beautiful day; I’ve got a wonderful feeling, everything’s going my way. A lot people today tend to regard happiness in that light. “When everything’s going my ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 5:3

Denomination: Baptist

There Is More To Me Than The Eye Can See Series

Contributed by Jerry Gatson on Feb 5, 2006

As a believer, I have Jesus Christ the King on the inside of me. Therefore, there is more to me than the eye can see.

THE BELIEVER’S TRAINING HANDBOOK (part 4) There Is More To Me Than The Eye Can See! 1Sa 16:1-13 And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the ...read more

Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:1-13

Denomination: Charismatic

The Kind Of People God Uses

Contributed by Ric Freeman on Jul 15, 2003

Story of Mary

THE TYPE OF PERSON GOD USES Luke 1:26-55 December 1, 2002 Pm Is it by random selection that God picks people to use, or does God have a method? The principles of the Bible teach us that "God is looking for people to use." Look with me at Luke 1:26-55 ... (NKJV) Now in the sixth month the ...read more

Scripture: Luke 1:26-55

Denomination: Charismatic

Free But Constrained Series

Contributed by Rick Stacy on Jul 20, 2003

1 Corinthians 8 Living in the Light doesn’t mean that we all agree on every little thing. There is a lot of room for differences - as long as we follow some basic guidelines for treating one another rightly.

Free But Constrained "You take a dog, in the city perhaps, but anywhere, and you fence him in a small yard and he barks and barks, pacing back and forth. He jumps at the gate begging to get out. When by chance he gets someone inadvertently lets him out or he escapes, he runs through the ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ